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Human rights activist and former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has demanded N100million damages from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his detention. Sani who is still in the custody of the anti-graft commission said his continuous detention without trial is a gross violation of his fundamental rights. The Kaduna ex-lawmaker has dragged the EFCC and one Alhaji Sani Dauda who accused him of extortion, to the Federal High Court, Abuja where a motion on the enforcement of his fundamental rights was heard on Monday, January 21.

The special adviser to Sani, Suleiman Ahmed, told The Guardian that the case came up in the court on Tuesday, January 21 but was adjourned to Wednesday, January 22. In the suit brought by Sani’s counsel, Abdul Ibrahim (SAN) before the court, he said the detention by the EFCC “without charging the applicant to a court of competent jurisdiction within FCT, Abuja is wrongful, unlawful, degrading, oppressive, null and void and thus constitutes infringements of his fundamental right to personal liberty enshrined under Section 35 (5) and (6) of the constitution.” Sani’s counsel further asked for “an order of court admitting the applicant (Sani) to bail, pending any further investigation that the 1st Respondent may likely carry.out.” Ibrahim sought payment of N100 mIllion jointly or severally by the respondents as damages for the various infractions of the applicant fundamental human rights.